1,890 DOC health care workers face termination in privatization

5:07 PM,
Nov. 5, 2012

Written by

Arek Sarkissian II
Florida Capital Bureau

Notices went out to 1,890 state Department of Corrections health care workers in the Panhandle and North Central regions informing them their jobs will end by the end of the year.

The employees were informed on Thursday they would lose their jobs to a contract signed late last month with Corizon Correctional Healthcare. Beginning Jan. 15, the company will manage health care for facilities in the Panhandle and North Central regions. Employees would be given first priority for ...